The Backpack

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. We're continuing our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart. This week, Pastor Blake looks at the pain and shame that accompanied David's family as his kids grew into adults, and how the ultimate example in enduring and overcoming shame comes from David's descendant, Jesus. Our text for this message is 2 Samuel 16. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 3/20/22.

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you. This week, we hear from CCC members Jody Raker and Melissa Ballard about their experience at the recent IF Gathering in Lexington and how God has used that weekend to shape them as they walk with him.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. We're continuing our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart. This week, we look at one if the darkest chapters of David's life - his affair with Bathsheba and the murderous lengths he went to to cover it up. But as Students and Groups Pastor Kenny Mattingly points out, even in the depths of David's sin, God's mercy and grace are ever present and able to bring restoration. Our text for this message is 2 Samuel 11-12. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 3/13/22.

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you. This week, we hear from CCC member Jake Heil about how a thrown frisbee and a college Bible study introduced him to Jesus and changed his life forever.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. We're continuing our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart. This week, Pastor Blake looks at how David's desire to build a temple for God turned into God giving a David a promise beyond his wildest imagination. Our text for this message is 2 Samuel 7. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 3/6/22.

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you. This week, we hear from CCC members Dave Sullivan and Saylor & Katie Aylmer about the work they've done with Sparrow Mission in Honduras and the opportunity our church has to join in the work there with a trip this summer.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. We're continuing our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart. This week, Pastor Blake examines the topic of worship - why God's way of doing it matters, as opposed to going about it our own way, and what it should look like when we gather for worship as a church family. Our text for this message is 2 Samuel 6. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 2/27/22.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. We're continuing our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart. This week, Pastor Blake examines the topic of grief, and looks at how David's grief over the death of Saul and Jonathan can help us better relate to God in the midst of our grief. Our text for this message is 1 Samuel 31 & 2 Samuel 1. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 2/20/22.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. We're continuing our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart. This week, Pastor/Elder Daniel Bright takes us through the story of David, Nabal and Abigail, with a look at how David's pride threatened to take him down a dark path. Our text for this message is 1 Samuel 25. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 2/13/22.

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you. This week, we hear from CCC member and former Worship Leader Maeghan Adams about the work she's now doing with Barren Heights, an organization that ministers to families of children with special needs. Hear why this work is near and dear to Maeghan's heart, and how we can play a part in sharing Jesus with these families through Barren Heights' work.